2019 Scrabble Championship Finals 3 of 3 

GILT is 16, and UH is 10, totaling 28. UH is on a double word score

@@joshuadorsam4619 duh, how did I miss that? Thanks for pointing it out. But....the total would be 26 (16 +10 =26).

@@kristinzeiber23 Just got done with the end of the year … the part of my brain that does simple addition is on vacation. Thanks for clearing up that typo lmao

Why are they scoring points more than the sum of each word

@@RobL350 if the person plays a letter on a double or triple letter square, they get extra points for that letter accordingly. If that forms two words, the double or triple letter value is given twice, once for each word it's used in. If the word covers a double or triple word space, then the point value of the word is doubled or tripled. Again, if it forms two words, the point value for each word is doubled or tripled. The strategy is to try to put bigger point value letters on the double/triple letter squares and to try to place words on the double/triple word scores to maximize your points.

Yes

Or not at all.

im getting massive rainman vibes from alec

They aren't on collins; JA isn't good

Oh really?

Amazon.com

It's also an app

'Ja' isn't valid in NWL, if that's what you're asking about.

Oh. That is what I was asking about. Thank you so much

I was wondering the same!

Handled well, I thought. He's a tough interviewee.

Cmon man, he’s very clearly a bit on the spectrum. I thought he did fine.

We're dealing with brainiacs, probably on the spectrum. It was cool in a different way.

Ya

The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary (OSPD) can be found in bookstores, it's a compilation of words from 5 dictionaries. In tournaments, they're using the TWL (Tournament Word List), which is the OSPD plus profanity and racial slur words.

@@pjet8042 you're a great help.. thank you so much

I found it weirdly cozy

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